Ex partner buying my half of house - do I need a solicitor?

DigForVictory

Amicable as this all is, I'm presuming you've a full financial settlement sorted?

Absolutely Nothing left in joint names other than the mortgage?

Allow yourself one moment of uncertainty & get a credit check run, to be reassured all is sorted. As if not, you may need to become a little stubborn on some aspects of the paperwork until the rest is sorted.

Sorry to be an untrusting cynic, but we see so *few* amicable divorces here.

G_M

jezza270 wrote: »

Thanks for your reply. I am the only one with a mortgage as my ex-partner bought her half of the house with cash so I presume it is my job to sort out the redemption.

I'd be surprised if you don't have a joint mortgage. She may have put in more cash than you, but the mortgage will still be joint - the lender does not care who put in how much.

Do you own as 'Joint tenants' or 'tenants in common'? Not that it makes much difference I don't think - you don't own seperate halves (eg she owns upstairs and you own downstairs!) - you jointly own the whole house, almost certainly with a joint mortgage.